Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Pepper Steak Salad and Jalapeno Vinaigrette

So I have been craving a delicious steak salad and found this receipe on foodnetwork.com.  We decided on was a Pepper Steak Salad with Mango, Avocado, and Jalapeno Vinaigrette.  What a delicious salad this was but we did have a couple of changes we would like to make for next time.  We were not a huge fan of the mango, we would like to add cucumbers instead.  Our vinaigrette dressing should have been a little spicier, we only used 2 large jalapenos and we should have used all three of them that we purchased. 

Ingredients:
  • 2 to 3 jalapeno peppers
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 2 boneless beef top loin (strip) steaks, cut 3/4-inch thick (about 8 ounces each)


Jalapeno Vinaigrette
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 8 cups mixed salad greens
  • 1 mango, cut into 1/4-inch slices
  • 1/2 small avocado, cut lengthwise into 8 slices
  • Salt
  • 1 shallot, very thinly sliced and separated into rings
  • 2 tablespoons shaved firm Cotija cheese or Parmesan
Hope you enjoy this salad as much as we did.  We plan to make this again with our recommended changes.  If you try it please tell me what you think or any other fun suggestions you think would be great to add.

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